Articles by Arijit Roul
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Evoke’s H1 Numbers Hold Up – Its Going-Concern Disclosure Does Not
Evoke's adjusted EBITDA fell 10% to £150.2m in H1 2026, driven by a £46m year-on-year rise in gaming duties following the UK…
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Catena Media CEO Sets H1 2027 Platform Deadline as Q2 Profit Collapses 46%
In Q2, EBITDA fell by 46% to €1.2m, as the adjusted EBITDA margin decreased from 23% to 13%, leading to a drop…
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Brazil’s Illegal Betting Market Posts Its First Measurable Decline, But the Challenge Ahead Is Vast
Illegal operators made up 38% to 44% of all online bets in H1 2026 compared to 41% to 51% in the June…
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Brazil’s $12.5bn Betting Loss Exposes the Market the Government Refuses to Count
Brazilian households lost BRL62.5 billion ($12.5bn) to betting operators in 2025 — 69% above the BRL36.9bn recorded by the Ministry of Finance's…
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Argentina’s Betting Tax Hits All-Time High in July as World Cup Final Drove 6,200% Search Surge
ARCA recorded its highest-ever monthly online betting tax collection in July 2026, at ARS17,798 million (approximately $11.7 million), a real increase of…
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41 Thai Gambling Employees Repatriated by Laos – The Pay Stubs Show How Such Schemes Function
The Lao authorities transferred 30 women and 11 men to Thai authorities in Nong Khai on 10 August following their arrest for…
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Kenya Court Restores GRA Powers But Leaves Fee Hikes in Legal Limbo
Justice Musyoka's partial ruling restores GRA oversight powers but keeps the 200%–49,900% fee increases suspended until the 2 October judgment. Online bookmaker…
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Five Dutch Operators Cleared for Renewal, But Bet365 and BetCity Are Still Waiting
Companies such as Fair Play Online, TOTO Online, Kansino, Holland Casino Online, and Bingoal have successfully obtained new licences for five years,…
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Curaçao Court Voids Aviator LLC Trademarks, But Spribe’s $330m Georgian Problem Remains
On 25 May 2026, the Court of First Instance of Curaçao invalidated two trademark registrations of Aviator LLC in a default judgment…
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US Illegal Online Gambling Hit $97.4bn in 2025, Outpacing the Entire Legal Sector
According to Gaming Compliance International, illegal online gambling in the US was able to generate $97.4 billion in gross gaming revenue in…
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Australia’s Toughest Gambling Laws Ever? Albanese Cuts a Deal, But Critics Say the Real Fight Is Just Starting
According to Albanese, Labour’s caucus has been informed that the bill known as the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 is certain…
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Gold Bars, Money and 16 Criminal Machines – The Biggest Gambling Raids in South Yorkshire
Over £110,000 in cash and gold, plus 16 illegal betting terminals, were seized from venues in Sheffield and Doncaster during raids on…
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Europe’s €23bn Gambling Tax Black Hole: Why Governments Can’t Win Against 6,200 Illegal Operators
The European Casino Association's annual GCI study puts the EU illegal online gambling market at €91.6bn in 2025, up 14% year-on-year, with…
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Denmark’s Betting Market Just Posted Its Biggest Yearly Surge, but the Full Picture Is More Complicated
The overall gambling GGR in Denmark has grown by 23.6% compared to June 2025 amounting to €96.7 million. Online casinos alone account…
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FanDuel’s Amy Howe Took Home $21m. Flutter’s Own Filing Shows Exactly How
Flutter's Q2 financial exhibit reveals Amy Howe's total exit package reaches $21.2m, nearly five times the $4.37m reported at the time of…
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Tabcorp Spends AU$283 Million in Purchase of BetMakers, Yet Its Compliance History Remains the Issue
The acquisition is made out of 100% of shares for AU$0.24 per share, translating into an equity value of AU$283 million, with…
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Penn Entertainment Bets $20m on Alberta to Rescue Its Loss-Making Online Division
Ontario generates 2x to 2.5x more online sports betting revenue than Penn's home state of Pennsylvania, making it the company's single biggest…
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Italy’s ADM Blocks 190 Gambling Sites, and Fonbet’s Name Is Right in the Middle
ADM’s Order No. 00540333 dated 5 August 2026, orders all ISPs in Italy to block 190 unlicensed gambling websites by 20 August,…
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DraftKings Takes $67.6m Net Loss In Q2 As Winning Customers, World Cup Hit Them
Revenues decreased by 5%, falling to $1.44bn due to an almost $80m headwind caused by bettor-favourable sport outcomes, resulting in sportsbook margins…
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Black Cube Uses Evolution’s UKGC Fine and Galaxy Gaming Collapse as New Courtroom Evidence
Black Cube filed on 3 August 2026, citing the UKGC settlement and Galaxy Gaming collapse as proof Evolution has not been forthright…